SECOND SEMESTER
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - We began Unit 3 of the text.
Using the text (p. 216-217), students wrote down 6 or 7 items under "Notes on
Literaure" that they felt were significant to show progress and change in the
United States from 1800-1870. We then looked at the picture of Niagara Falls
and the quote on pages 214-215 to show how the United States was viewed as a
land of great opportunity. All of this demonstrates how the United States
began having a its own literature which had great variety. We started
reading "Fall of the House of Usher" on page 296.
Homework: Read the first three pages of " . . . Usher" (297-top of 300)
and write a paragraph about the mood of the story. Be sure to include
specific details from the story.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - We began Unit 3 of the text.
We began with a discussion about faith and religion, and whether or not one
would be willing to fight or die for one's faith and religion. Going back to
1517, we looked at the history of England through 1660, realizing that one's
faith during these tumultuous years really was a matter of life or death as
people took their beliefs very seriously. We then began looking at the life
of Milton and the beginning of his Paradise Lost.
Homework: Read through the excerpt from Paradise Lost and answer the Check
your Comprehension questions at the end.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - I collected the homework, and returned the vocab test on
Units 1 through 6 for the students to look over, and returned the midterm for
them to review. The vocab tests and midterms were returned and put on file.
We discussed Poe's Usher briefly.
Homework: Finish reading Poe's "The House of Usher." Period A should
complete the Check your Comprehension questions.
Note: We will be beginning Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in
class next week. It is available in the school bookstore for $5.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - I collected the homework (questions on Milton), and
returned the vocab test on Units 1 through 6 for the students to look over,
and returned the midterm for them to review. The vocab tests and midterms
were returned to me and put on file.
Homework: Re-read Milton; we will discuss it in class tomorrow.
Note: We will be beginning Frankenstein in class next week. It is
available in the school bookstore for $5.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - I returned and we went over the paragraphs students had
written on the mood of Poe's story. We then discussed the story, Poe's
single effect, and the questions at the end of the story.
Homework: Complete the handout on Poe's "Usher." Students may discuss in
groups.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - I returned the homework on Milton, which we went over.
I also spoke with the students about how they can do their homework more
effectively while also preparing for essay writing in the future. Also, we
look at how this excerpt of Milton's "Paradise Lost" is constructed.
Homework: Read about Coleridge on page 625; then peruse the notes in the
margins of "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and study the artwork/engravings.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5
PERIODS A AND E - We completed the "Overview" for the Poe story.
Homework: Read pages 234 and 235 in text about Washington Irving.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - Students took notes on Romanticism (Coleridge and
Wordsworth) and we began reading the " . . . Ancient Mariner" (p. 630) in
class.
Homework: Finish reading the poem and answer the Check your Comprehension
questins.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 (Sorry for the delay in posting this; the Internet was not
working on Friday.)
ALL PERIODS FOR ENGLISH 10 AND 11 - Vocab Unit 7 was introduced, with an
emphasis on understanding accented/stressed syllables in the words. The
students worked in groups looking up the definitions and parts of speech for
the vocab words in the dictionary.
Homework: Complete vocab exercises for Monday.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 - I was unable to come to school. Therefore, the students
read their next assignment in class and answered the questions.
English 10 - Students read Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker" and answered
the questions.
English 11 - Students read Wordsworth's "Lines . . . Tintern Abbey" and
answer the questions.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
ENGLISH 10 - We went over Irving's story and the questions.
Homework: There will be a short quiz tomorrow on Poe and "The Fall of the
House of Usher" and Irving and "The Devil and Tom Walker." We will begin
Frederick Douglass on Thursday. Students need to bring a copy of this book;
it is available in the school bookstore for $5.
ENGLISH 11 - We went over Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and
Wordsworth's "Lines . . . Tintern Abbey."
Homework: There will be a short written quiz tomorrow on Milton's,
Coleridge's, and Wordsworth's poems. Students should know the main
idea/message/theme of each poem. We will begin Frankenstein on Thursday.
Students need to bring a copy of the book; it is available in the school
bookstore for $5.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 - FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES
PERIODS A AND E - Quiz today on the stories of Poe and Irving.
Homework: Read page 456 in text (about Douglass) and bring a copy of
Frederick Douglass to class tomorrow.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - Written quiz today on the poems of Milton, Coleridge,
and Wordsworth.
Homework: Bring a copy of Frankenstein tomorrow.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We began reading Frederick Douglass in class.
Students received a study guide packet to accompany their reading as well as
a handout on hints about ways to read more effectively.
Homework: Finish reading chapter 1 in class and answer the questions.
Bring to class tomorrow.
PERIOD B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We began with a Pre-Test on Frankenstein to
introduce Mary Shelley and the novel itself. This "test" was not counted.
We began reading the letters of Robert Walton in class. Students received
three other handouts: Frankenstein Unit; study guide questions; and a sheet
indicating how Frankenstein is Romantic, Gothic, and Science Fiction
literature.
Homework: Finish reading Walton's four letters for homework. Bring
tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - After a brief introduction, we began reading
Frnkenstein in class. Students received three handouts: a reading plan;
study guide questions; and a sheet indicting how Frankenstein is Romantic,
Gothic, and Science Fiction literature.
Homework: Finish reading Walton's four letters for homework, and answer
the study guide questions that apply. Bring tomorrow.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
PERIODS A AND E - We went over the study guide questions for Chapter I and
began reading chapter 2 of Douglass.
Homework: Continue reading as per the handout you received.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - We went over Robert Walton's letters, and began chapter
1 of the book.
Homework: Continue reading, etc. as per the handout you received.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2008 - WELCOME BACK!
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Students took an FYI (For Your Information)
quiz on chapters 3+ of Frederick Douglass as a review of what they had read
to date (students should have read through and answered the questions for
chapters 1-9). We went over the answers and discussed the deeper meaning or
significance of each question.
Homework: Bring in your vocab book tomorrow with Unit 7 completed (this
should have been done earlier). There will be a vocab quiz on Wednesday.
Read chapter 10(X) of Frederick Douglass (he tells about Mr. Covey) up to the
paragraph that begins, "My term of actual service . . . "
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students handed in their "creatures" and
poems, and took an FYI (For Your Information) quiz on chapters 1 through 10
of Frankenstein. We went over the answers and discussed the deeper
significance of each question.
Homework: Bring in your vocab book tomorrow with Unit 7 completed (this
should have been done earlier). There will be a vocab quiz on Wednesday.
Read chapter 11 tonight.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Students took an FYI (For Your Information) quiz on
chapters 1 through 10 of Frankenstein. We went over the answers and
discussed the deeper significance of each question.
Homework: Same as Periods B and C
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2008
ALL CLASSES - Students wrote a paragraph using five vocab words from Unit 7
about the literaure we are currently reading while I checked the vocab
homework. We then went over all the unit exercises, concluding with
reviewing the synonyms and troublesome words for the unit.
Homework: Study vocab unit 7. Bring a sharpened pencil for the quiz
tomorrow, and the book we are currently reading.
Note: Objective literature tests on Friday on the reading thus far.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 - ASH WEDNESDAY - LITURGY TODAY
ALL CLASSES took vocab quizzers on Unit 7.
Homework: Students should continue with the reading as asssigned (English
10 - finish Chapter X of Douglass; English 11 - continue reading Frankenstein
as per the schedule) and bring their books and study guide questions
tomorrow. There will be quiz on the literature on Friday.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - We discussed the harmful effects of slavery on the
slaves as well as on the slave owners. We briefly looked at Mr. Covey.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - We went over the study guide questions for Douglass.
Homework: Study for tomorrow's quiz on Douglass through chapter VIII.
Bring a sharpened pencil and your vocab book.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - Students received a handout and worked in groups
investigating the character of Victor as seen from different perspectives.
Each group shared its findings with the class.
Homework: Review for tomorrow's quiz on Frankenstein (through chapter X).
Bring a sharpened pencil and vocab books.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
PERIODS A AND E - Students took a quiz on Douglass through chapter VIII. We
began vocab unit 8.
Homework: Finish reading Douglass and complete the study guide questions
for Monday; bring to class. Vocab Unit 8 is due on Tuesday.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - Students took a quiz on Frankenstein through chapter
X. We began vocab unit 8.
Homework: Continue reading Frankenstein as per the schedule; we will be
discussing the montster's version of the story (chapters 11 through 16) on
Monday. Vocab Unit 8 is due on Tuesday.
MONDAY, MARCH 2 - SNOW DAY
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - Working together, students discussed the following
topics and took notes:
a) Thomas Auld vs Hugh Auld
b) Mr. Covey - who is he? what role does he play in Douglass's life?
c) The role of liquor during the slaves' Christmas vacation
d) How is Mr. Freeland a change of pace from other slave owners?
e) Douglass's Sabbath School - what is it? why is it important?
f) Douglass's escape attempt
g) Mr. Gardner's shipyard - what happened there? why is it important?
h) Mr. Price and Douglass's job caulking ships
Homework: Write a paragraph about Douglass or some aspect of the book
using 6 vocab words from Unit 8. Bring your paragraph and Vocab 8 exercises
completed. There will be vocab quiz on Friday.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students constructed a timeline for chapters
10 through 16 of Frankenstein. The timeline should include the following:
a) The events that occur during these chapters
b) What do we learn about the creature from these events?
c) Compare and contrast the characters of Victor and the creature.
You need to understand the character of the creature an initially, and
how his experiences and education affected his growth or changed him.
Homework: Complete the timeline for Thursday. For tomorrow, bring your
completed vocab 8 exercises together with a paragraph you wrote about the
creature using 6 vocab words from Unit 8 vocab. There will be a vocab quiz
on Monday.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - Many students on retreat.
However, we worked on the following in class:
We discussed and took notes on the following topics from Douglass:
a) Thomas Auld vs Hugh Auld
b) Mr. Covey - who is he? why is he important?
c) The role of liquor during the slaves' Christmas vacation.
d) Douglass's Sabbath School - what is it? why is it important?
Homework: Tomorrow- bring your completed vocab 8 exercises together with a
paragraph about Douglass using 5 vocab words from Unit 8. Vocab quiz on
Friday.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11
We worked together on a timeline for chapters 10 through 16 which included
the events of these chapters, what we learned about the character of the
creature from these events, and how these events changed him.
The students should understand the character of the creature initially, and
how he changed and/or grew as a result of his experiences and education.
Homework: Tomorrow- bring your completed vocab 8 exercises together with a
paragraph about the creature using 5 vocab words from Unit 8. Vocab quiz on
Unit 8 on Monday.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 - NOON DISMISSAL
ALL PERIODS - Students handed in their paragraphs using vocab words for Unit
8, and I checked and we went over the Unit 8 exercises.
Homework: English 10 - Bring your Douglass book and questions tomorrow.
Vocab quiz on Unit 8 on Friday.
English 11 - Bring your timeline, and Frankenstein tomorrow.
Read chapter 20 of Frankenstein tonight. Vocab quiz on Unit 8 on Monday.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5
ALL PERIODS - Quizzes were returned and gone over for any grades that will be
in the progress report. THEN -
PERIOD A AND E - We continued discussing Douglass - the topics listed for
Tuesday.
Homework: Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz on Unit 8 - bring a sharpened
pencil and your Douglass materials.
PERIODS B AND C - We continued discussing Frankenstein, especially chapters
11 through 16, the events in the story, and how they shape the creature.
Homework: Vocab quiz on Monday. Finish Frankenstein for Tuesday. Brother
Gregory coming to speak with the junior about the college application process
tomorrow during class.
PERIOD H - We went over the vocab Unit 8 words in more depth, then continued
with Frankenstein.
Homework: Same as periods B and C.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
PERIODS A AND E - Students took a vocab quiz on Unit 8.
Homework: Finish reading Douglass, including the Appendix, for Monday.
Bring your book and study guide questions.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - Brother Gregory spoke with the junior about the college
application and process.
Homework: Study for Monday's quiz on Vocab Unit 8, and complete
Frankenstein by Tuesday. Bring a sharpened pencil and your Frankenstein
materials on Monday.
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - We continued with Douglass. All students should be
finished with the reading and questions.
Homework: Study for Thursday's objective test on Douglass. Period A - we
will finish the Appendix tomorrow; Period E - we will finish Chapter X
through the end tomorrow.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - Vocab quiz on Unit 8; and some papers were returned.
Students should be finished with Frankenstein by tomorrow; and there will be
an objective test on Frankenstein on Thursday. Students are reminded that I
am available for extra help.
Homework: Bring Frankenstein materials tomorrow. Study for Thursday's
test.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10
PERIOD A - English 10 - We finished the packet, concentrating on the Appendix
at the end of the autobiography.
Homework: Read the Preface and Letter at the beginning of the book. Bring
to class tomorrow. Test on Thursday.
PERIODS B AND C - English 11 - We went over the plot of the story of
Frankenstein, and briefly discussed the numerous ways in which the story can
be discussed.
Homework: In the Writers Inc handbook - students will raed about semi-
colons and underlining vs. quotation marks in our writing. Bring Handbook
and Skillsbook tomorrow (two books).
PERIOD E - English 10 - We continued with Chapter 10 of the study guide
questions, and filled in the time line from page one of the packet.
Homework: Finish the book if you have not already done so. We will
continue with the Appendix of the book tomorrow. Bring book and study guide
packet. Test on Thursday on the whole book.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We created a timeline for chapters 17+ depicting the
events of Frankenstein.
Homework: Finish reading novel if you have not already done so. Bring
Frankenstein materials tomorrow. Test on whole novel on Thursday.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 - CAREER DAY! (shortened periods)
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We played Jeopardy review for Douglass.
Homework: Study for tomorrow's test on Douglass. Bring a sharpened pencil.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We began pages 19 (semi-colons) and 27 9
(underlining/italics vs. quotation marks) in the Skillsbook.
Homework: Study for tomorrow's test on Frankenstein. Bring a sharpened
pencil and your Skillsbook.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We played Jeopardy review for Frankenstein.
Homework: Study/read for tomorrow's test on Frankenstein. Bring a
sharpened pencil,
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
ALL CLASSES took objective tests today on the literature.
Homework: We will be beginning a writing assignment tomorrow based on the
reading. Students should bring the book we just finished and loose-leaf.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
ALL CLASSES - Students received a letter to take home to their parents
regarding attending Extra Help. Students should bring the signed bottom
portion to school on Monday.
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Students will be writing an essay about
Frederick Douglass on the critical lens statement, "Knowledge is power."
They have received a handout on this together with essay paper. It is due on
Monday.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students will be writing an essay on
Frankenstein and Macbeth as examples of a tragedy. They received two
handouts on this together with an essay booklet. Essay due Monday.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Students will be writing an essay on Victor
Frankenstein and Macbeth as examples of the tragic hero. They received two
handouts on this together together with an essay booklet. Essay due Monday.
HOMEWORK FOR ALL CLASSES -
1) Write the essay (test grade)as assigned and bring it to class on Monday.
2) Bring the signed bottom portion of the letter (HW grade) to class on
Monday.
3) Bring your Skillsbook (the one you write in) to class on Monday.
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009
ALL CLASSES - Students handed in signed bottom portion of the letter and
their essays. Various papers, quizzes, and tests were returned and gone
over. We worked in the Skillsbook.
Homework: English 10 - Skillsbook pages 9-12
English 11 - Skillsbook pages 8-12
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009 - ST. PATRICK'S DAY - LITURGY TODAY
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We did exercises on commas in the Skillsbook.
Homework: Carefully read pages 361-363 and 372-373 in the text. These
pages will introduce the two main authors of Transcendentalism.
Bring Binder tomorrow.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - ENGLISH 11 - We went over pages 8+ in the Skillsbook,
having to do with commas.
Homework: Read the red Barron's book, pages 54- 65, for Session 2, Part A of
the English Regents. We will be working on this task on Wednesday and
Thursday. Bring the Barron's book and looseleaf/binder tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Based on the five pages students read last
night in the text, students took a 10-questions FYI (for your information)
quiz on Thoreau and Emerson, as an introduction to Transcendentalism. Using
the quiz, we placed Thoreau and Emerson in the larger context of 1800-1870
literature and the other authors we have read during this period.
Homework: Read the excerpt from Thoreau's Walden as per the handout.
Period A should read from pages 376 to the end and answer the questions on
the handout; Period E should read pages 376 and 377 and answer the questions.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - ENGLISH 11 - I introduced Session Two, Part A of the
English Regents. We looked at the overall English Regents and what is
involved, what they have done so far, and what we need to do. I explained
Session Two, Part A of the Regents (which is introduced in pages 54-65 in
Barron's which they read last night).
Homework: The students received a handout for this portion of the exam
which they will read tonight, annotate, and write an introductory paragraph
for. Students need to bring their introduction, looseleaf, and Barron's
tomorrow.
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - We began going over Thoreau's Walden, discussing the
similarity in style to Paine's "The Crisis," and putting ourselves in a
similar situation to Thoreau.
Homework: Read Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience," and answer the Check your
Comprehension questions and Critical Thinking #1-4. We will continue
tomorrow with Walden and Civil Disobedience.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students worked in groups to read one
another's introductions to the essay on the "influence of grandmothers" and
to discuss how to develop the body paragraphs.
Homework: This essay is due on Monday. Bring Writers Inc Handbook
tomorrow.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - We went over the first two pages (376-377) of Walden,
together with the questions.
Homework: Finish reading the excerpt, and complete the questions. Bring
tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We examined the third task of the Regents, looking at
the sample in the Barron's book and comparing it to our own introduction for
the essay we are writing on the "influence of grandmothers." We continued
with discussing what to put in and how to develop the body paragraphs.
Homework: Complete the essay for tomorrow and bring to class.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - I collected the HW on "Civil Disobedience," and
returned the homework on "Walden," which we continued to go over. Also,
Vocab unit 9 was introduced.
Homework: Vocab 9 due Monday; vocab quiz on Friday.
PERIODS B AND C AND H - ENGLISH 11 - We had a lesson on commas, which
included a handout on 13 comma rules, an exercise sheet that we completed in
class, and a look at additional comma rules in Writers Inc.
Homework: PERIODS B AND C only: Regents Pt. 3 essay on the "influence of
grandmothers" is due on Monday. Vocab 9 will be due on Tuesday. Vocab quiz
on Friday.
Homework: PERIOD H: Had handed in a first-draft essay. Vocab 9 is due on
MONDAY. Vocab quiz on Friday.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - We continued discussing "Walden," and began unit 9
vocab.
Homework: Vocab 9 is due Monday; vocab quiz on Friday.
THE FOLLOWING IS AN UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 23-27, 2009:
Lesson Plans for the week of March 23 through March 27, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009 – (me sick)
English 10 – Students read excerpt from Emerson’s Nature (p. 364-365) and
answered Check/Comp #1-3 and Crit Th #1-3.
Also, students read excerpt from Emerson’s Self-Reliance (p. 366-
367) and answered Check/Comp (all) and Crit Th #1-3.
English 11 – Students read about Dickens and the excerpt from Hard Times (p.
820-827), and answered Check/Comp (all) and Crit Th #-1-5.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - me in
English 10 - I collected the questions on Emerson, and we went over the vocab
exercises for Unit 9. With Period A, I also went over Civil Disobedience
(Thoreau) #1 & 2 from Check/Comp. Because of the retreat, fewer than half
the students were in Period E.
English 11 – Periods B and C – I collected their essays for Part 3 of the
Regents on Grandmas and the questions on Dickens’ narrative. We went over
the exercises for Unit 9 vocab.
Period H – I collected the questions on Dickens’
narrative, and we went over the Vocab 9 exercises.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 – (me sick)
English 10 – Students read about Martin Luther King, Jr., and read
his “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” on pages 156-159. Students answered
all questions at end of letter.
English 11 – Students read about Charlotte Bronte (p. 820-821) and the
excerpt from Jane Eyre (p. 828-833). Students answered all questions at end
of excerpt.
Thursday, March 26, 2009 – (me sick)
English 10 – Students read about Ambrose Bierce (p. 466-467) and his “An
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (p. 468-475). Students answered Check/Comp
#1-3 and Crit Th #1-5 (finish for HW).
English 11 – Students read about Leo Tolstoy and the excerpt from War and
Peace (p. 836-839) and answered all questions on p. 839.
Friday, March 27, 2009 – (me sick)
English 10 – Students read about Kate Chopin and her “The Story of an Hour”
(p. 590-595). Students answered Check/Comp #1-3 and Crit Th #1-4.
English 11 – Students read about George Orwell and his “Shooting an Elephant”
(p. 936-945). Students answered Check/Comp #1-5 and Crit Th #1-3.
MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - Vocab quiz on Unit 9.
Homework: None, unless a student has not done one of the above readings,
in which case it needs to be made up. Students should bring the written work
they did for the readings.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - ENGLISH 11 - Vocab quiz on Unit 9.
Homework: None, unless a student has not done the above readings for the
week of March 23-27, in which case he or she should make it up. Students
should bring the written work they did for the readings.
Periods B and C will be beginning A Tale of Two Cities on Wednesday. It is
available for $5 in the school bookstore.
PERIOD E - ENLGISH 10 - Open-book vocab quiz for Unit 9. This class did not
have the opportunity to go over the vocab exercises last week; therefore,
their quiz was open book.
Homework: None, unless a student has not done the above readings for the
week of March 23-27, in which case he or she should make it up. Students
should bring the written work they did for the readings.
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009
PERIODS A, C, E, AND H - I spoke with the students about their literary
essays, what needed to be improved, and how to do it. Students in Periods A,
E, and H received their essays, which were then placed in their writing
folders and refiled. Period C Students had a shortened period because of the
assembly and will receive their essays tomorrow.
PERIOD B - NO CLASS - Junior Assembly for Periods A, B, and the beginning of
C.
Homework: Students should bring their binders tomorrow; we will be
discussing the independent reading they did last week. Periods B and C
should also bring A Tale of Two Cities which we will be beginning.
I will be resuming extra help in a few days.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - We reviewed the time period (1800-1870), and finished
discussing Thoreau's Civil Disobedience, and began Emerson's Nature.
Homework: Choose one section from one of the four readings from
Transcendentalism that you like; explain what it means and why you like it in
an 8-10 sentence paragraph. (double-weighted homework grade)
PERIOD B - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed and I returned the essays on
Frankenstein and Macbeth as part of the tragedy genre. Essays were placed in
writing folders. We also discussed Victorian Era as in their Notes Set #5,
Notes on Lit, in their Binders.
Homework: We will be discussing Dickens' Hard Times tomorrow.
PERIOD C - ENGLISH 11 - I returned the essays on Frankenstein and Macbeth,
which the students placed in their writing folders. We began an overview of
the Victorian Era (Notes Set #5, Notes on Lit in Binder), then discussed
pages 819 and 820 in the text.
Homework: We will begin with page 822 in the text tomorrow.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - Beginning with Notes On Lit Set #3 in their Binders,
we continued with Transcendentalism - Emerson's Nature.
Homework: Choose one section from one of the three readings from
Transcendentalism that you like; explain what it means and why you like it in
an 8 sentence paragraph. To be handed in tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Essays were returned and then placed in their writing
folders. We then discussed Notes on Lit Set #5 on the Victorian Era, and
began with page 819 in the text to discussed Dickens' Hard Times.
Homework: Bring Binder.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009
PERIOD A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Collect HW (paragraphs on readings), and finish
Emerson.
Homework: Bring Vocab books - we'll begin Unit 10 tomorrow.
PERIDOS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students worked in groups preparing to write a
controlling idea essay on some aspect of education as depicted in Hard Times
and Jane Eyre.
Homework: Essay due Tuesday. Bring T2C tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We closely read portions of Hard Times.
Homework: Bring Binder.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2009
PERIOD A - Most students on retreat (25 out of 32); the remaining seven had a
study hall.
PERIODS B AND C - We began A Tale of Two Cities. I read Book 1: Chapter 1
to them in class.
Homework: Work on the controlling idea essay for Hard Times and Jane Eyre.
It is due Tuesday.
PERIOD E - We began Unit 10 vocabulary, and briefly looked at An Occurrence
at Owl Creek Bridge and The STory of an Hour.
Homework: Complete Vocab 10; bring on Monday.
PERIOD H - I returned the first draft essay on grandmothers, which we briefly
discussed. We looked more closely at the excerpt from Jane Eyre, and went
over the questions.
Homework: Finish the essay on Grandmothers; bring on Monday.
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - We began Unit 10 Vocab, and began going over MLK's
Letter from the Birmingham City Jail.
Homework: Complete vocab unit 10. Bring vocab book and questions on King,
Bierce, and Chopin readings.
PERIODS B AND C - We read Book 1, Chapter 2 and a little of 3 in class. I
gave students two handouts - a summary of chapters 1 through 6 and a packet
of study guide questions.
Homework: Finish reading chapter 3 of T2C.
PERIOD E - We went over vocab unit 10 exercises, and briefly looked at MLK's
Letter from the Birmingham City Jail.
Homework: Bring questions from the readings of King, Bierce, and Chopin,
which you did the week before last.
PERIOD H - Students handed in their essays on Grandmothers, and we went over
the excerpt from Tolstoy's War and Peace, and students handed in their
questions.
Homework: Bring the questions from the Orwell story, Shooting an
Elephant.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - Go over Vocab Unit 10. Hand in questions on King,
Bierce, and Chopin.
Homework: Over break, read pages 517 through 529 in the text (about Mark
Twain, an excerpt from his autobiography, and a short story). Then create a
20-question objective quiz/test using multiple choice questions, fill-in-the-
blank, short answer, and true/false questions.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - Discuss and go over the questions for King's Letter
from Birmingham City Jail. Hand in, together with the questions from Bierce
and Chopin.
Homework: Same as period A.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students handed in essays (controlling idea)
and the questions for Tolstoy and Orwell, if they had them (I had forgotten
to ask the students to bring them. They may turn them in on April 20th if
they did not have them today). Additionally, we labelled some of the chapters
to indicate when the story of T2C was in England or France, identified some
of the proper names, and differentiated between Monseigneur in the Town and
Monsieur the Marquiz (Monseigneur in the Country) in chapters 7 and 8 of Book
2.
Homework: Read A Tale of Two Cities through Book 2, Chapter 18, and
complete the study guide questions. Students have received handouts for this.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Students who had not done so yesterday handed in
their essays on the influence of grandmothers. We went over Orwell's
story, "Shooting an Elephant" and I collected the questions.
Homework: Over break, read in the text page 766 (about Robert and
Elizabeth Browning), the poem "My Last Duchess" on pages 768-770 and the poem
on page 776 ("How do I love thee? . . . ). Write a summary of each poem, and
your response to each poem.
MONDAY, APRIL 20 - WELCOME BACK!
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Students handed in their questions for the
writings by Mark Twain. Students received back the paragraphs they had
written about transcendentalism, and the questions they had answered on MLK,
Bierce, and Chopin. We started to go over the MLK questions.
Homework: Study vocab unit 10 for the quiz on Friday; bring your binders
with the questions from the reading assignments. We will finish MLK tomorrow
and then continue.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students handed in their study guide questions
to T2C. I returned the questions they had done for Tolstoy and Orwell, and
the essays on Grandmas and education in Victorian times.
Homework: Read T2C, Book 2, chapters 19 and 20 tonight. Bring tomorrow.
Students are encouraged to read the sample essays in the Barron's book for
examples of exemplary writing.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Students handed in the assignments on the poems by
the Brownings, and I returned the questions they had answered for Jane Eyre,
Tolstoy, and Orwell. Also, I returned their essays on Grandmas.
Homework: Read sample essays in the Barron's Regents book to see examples
of other students' writing. Bring Binders tomorrow.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We went over the readings and questions for
Martin Luther King, Kr., Ambrose Bierce, and began Kate Chopin's "The STory
of an Hour."
Homework: Study for Friday's vocab test. Bring Binders tomorrow.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed AP, College, and Honors English,
and I passed around a sheet asking students to indicate their preference. We
defined epithets, epigrams, epitaphs, and epigraphs, and how each applies to
the literature in general, and epithets to A Tale of Two Cities
specifically. I gave students a handout on the characters in T2C with a
description of each through chapter 14 of Book 2.
Homework: Read Book 2, chapters 21 and 22 of T2C and answser the
questions for T2C. Bring book and study guide tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed and went over the questions for the
excerpt from Tolstoy's War and Peace and Orwell's "To Shoot an Elephant."
Homework: Bring Binders tomorrow. We will continue with Elizabeth Barret
Browning's Sonnet.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We studied the irony in Chopin's "The Story
of an Hour," and humor in Twain's two narratives, and began looking at
Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address."
Homework: Read the handout with Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" and answer
the questions underneath. Bring tomorrow.
Reminder: Vocab quiz on unit 10 on Friday.
Reminder: Test Monday on Transcendentalism, Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Ambrose Bierce, Kate Chopin, Mark Twain, and Lincoln and their writings.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We began discussing the book (T2C) and the
study guide questions.
Homework: Read Book 2, chapters 23 and 24 of T2C. Bring book and
questions tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed the Brownings and the poems, "My Last
Duchess" and "Sonnet 43."
Homework: Write a paragraph describing the Duchess from the poem. Include
specific details and lines from the poem.
Reminder: Test Monday on Dickens, Bronte, Tolstoy, Orwell, and the
Brownings and their literature.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We went over the handout with Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address and the questions, reviewed what the students need to
study for Monday's literature test (look under "Announcements" for details),
and reviewed vocab unit 10 for tomorrow's quiz.
Homework: Study vocab Unit 10 for tomorrow's quiz. Bring a sharpened
pencil and your binder.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed and went over the study guide
questions for A Tale of Two Cities, Book 2, chapters 3-8.
Homework: Read A Tale of Two Cities, Book 3, chapters 1 and 2, and answer
the study guide questions.
PERIOD H - I collected the paragraphs on the character sketch of the duchess
from the poem My Last Duchess, introduced the vocab words for Unit 10, and
went over what the students need to study for Monday's Lit test (see details
under "Announcements").
Homework: Complete vocab unit 10 exercises; bring to class tomorrow.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Vocab Unit 10 quiz today, plus we reviewed for
Monday literature test.
Homework: Study for Monday's test.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We continued with A Tale of Two Cities, and
introduced Vocab Unit 10.
Homework: Complete Vocab Unit 10 exercises, and read A Tale of Two Cities,
Book 3, chapters 3-4, and answer the questions. Bring Vocab and A Tale of
Two Cities and questions to class on Monday.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We went over the exercises for Vocab Unit 10, and
reviewed for Monday's literature test.
Homework: Study for Monday's test.
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Test on 19th Century Lit and Martin Luther
King's Letter.
Homework: Read pages 1086-87 in the text about Arthur Miller and the Salem
witch trial as background for beginning "The Crucible" tomorrow.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We went over the vocab exercises for Unit 10.
(Miss Accolla came in to speak with Period B about AP and College English;
she will visit Period C in the near future).
Homework: Study for Friday's vocab quiz on Unit 10. For tonight, read T2C
Book 3, chapter 5 and 6 and answer the questions. Bring book and questions
tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Test on Victorian Literature and George
Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant."
Homework: Study for Friday's vocab quiz on Unit 10. Bring Binder with
questions from Jane Eyre and Hard Times.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We began "The Crucible," discussing the
beginning of the Puritans in the New World beginning in 1620 until the time
of the Salem Witch Trial of 1692. We watched the beginning of "The Crucible"
to see the setting, characters, and so on.
Homework: Read Arthur Miller's commentary, pages 1089-92 in the text.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students worked in the groups discussing A
Tale of Two Cities, which I discussed course selection with individual
students.
Homework: Read T2C, chapters 7 and 8, and ansswer questions. Bring
tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed the controlling idea essay and did a
Venn Diagram for education in Victorian Times as depicted in Hard Times by
Charles Dickens (p. 822 in text) and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (;p. 828
in text.)
Homework Using your notes and the text, write an outline or rough draft
for your essay - to be written in class tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
PERIODS AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Students received back their vocab quizzes and
test on 19th century lit. We then continued with "The Crucible." We will be
looking at what happened that caused a society to decline in conducting witch
trials. Also, we looked at the following words/terms and their definitions:
crucible, dissembling, conjuring spirits, breaking charity, "Goody . . ." as
form of address for married women.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed chapters 10 through 14/15 of
T2C.
Homework: Read T2C, chapters 9 and 10, and answer questions.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Wrote the essay in class for which they prepared
yesterday.
Homework: Study vocab 10 for tomorrow's quiz.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - NO CLASS. Students attended the Sophomore Assembly
during 1st period.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We continued discussing A Tale of Two Cities,
chapters 15+.
Homework: Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz. Bring a sharpened pencil and
your T2C materials.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - We began reading The Crucible in class with students
taking the roles.
Homework: Write five questions with their answers as a review for the
reading we did today.
PERIOD H - Vocab Quiz on Unit 10.
Homework: No homework is assigned. Students do not have this class
tomorrow because Juniors are being dismissed at 11:30. However, students can
always benefit from reading the Barron's English Regents Review book or the
Writers Inc Handbook.
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We continued reading The Crucible in class
with students taking the roles.
Homework: Review what we read in class; write 5 questions with answers as
a review.
PERIODS B AND C - Vocab Quiz on Unit 10, and then we continued with T2C.
Homework: No Homework. Junior Prom! Have a great weekend.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - No class; No homework. Students dismissed at 11:30
for the prom. Have a Great Weekend!
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We continued reading The Crucible in class.
(Period A read through page 1100, column 1, "Everything is quiet.
Rebecca ..." PERIOD E read through page 1101, second column, "Putnam, to
Parris: When Reverend Hale comes . . ."
Homework: Students should create five questions with answers based on the
reading we did in class. In addition, they should look ahead in Act One and
read any commentaries (Rev. Hale, Giles Corey, etc.)
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students looking to take AP or College English
received a letter for their parents to sign and return. Students took a quiz
on Vocab Unit 10.
Homework: No Homework - Enjoy the Weekend!
T2C should be finished by Monday, May 11, 2009.
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Students handed in their five questions with
answers on the reading from the Crucible. We continued to read the play in
class, ending on page 1107.
Homework: Write five questions with answers based on the reading we did in
class today.
PERIOD B - Most of the students were taking the College English exam. The
remaining students either read A Tale of Two Cities quietly, or worked on
some other subject.
Homework: No HW.
PERIOD C - Most of the students were taking the College English exam. The
remaining students worked quietly for the first half of the period, and we
resumed class when the students returned from taking the exam. We briefly
discussed the SATs and the exam they had just taken and then continued with A
Tale of Two Cities.
Homework: No HW. However, those students who are behind in the reading of
T2C are to catch up.
PERIOD H - The following papers were returned and discussed: paragraphs on
My Last Duchess, tests on Victorian Lit and Orwell, and the essays on
education in Victorian times. Students then received a handout for writing
an essay based on a controlling idea on attitudes for death based on a poem
by John Donne and an excerpt from the writings of Leo Tolstoy.
Homework: Read the poem and the passage. Take notes in the margins in
preparation for writing an essay.
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009
ENGLISH A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We continued reading The Crucible, pages 1107
through the end of Act One.
Homework: Write five questions with answers based on the above pages, and
bring your vocab book.
ENGLISH B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed literary terms for poetry, and
read and discussed a poem, "Old Photograph of the Future."
Homework: Review literary terms, especially those applying to poetry.
Students will be writing an essay of literary analysis in class tomorrow.
All students will receive a quiz grade for their essay. The essay will
additionally be used as a qualifying essay for AP and College English.
Students need to bring a pen with blue or black ink.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Students received a handout for an essay we will be
writing in preparation for the Regents.
Homework: Finish annotating the two passages on the handout. Bring the
handout and loose-leaf to class tomorrow.
MAY 6, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - I collected HW, returned HW; I introduced
Vocab Unit 11, and we began Act 2 of The Crucible.
Homework: Complete Vocab 11 - bring to class tomorrow.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Wrote a literary analysis essay. The essays
of potential AP students are being given to Miss Accolla for her review. All
essays will receive a quiz grade.
Homework: No HW. Any students in Period C who have not read through
chapter 10 of Book 3 of A Tale of Two Cities are reminded to continue reading.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We continued working on the essay for Part III of the
Regents.
Homework: Create a Venn Diagram in preparation for writing the essay.
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - I returned HW papers, I checked and we went
over vocab unit 11 exercises, and we continued with The Crucible.
Homework: Period A - write 5 questions and answers for the reading through
today. Period E - No HW - study vocab. There will be a vocab quiz on Monday
for both classes.
PERIOD B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - watched the beginning of the movie, "A Tale of
Two Cities."
Homework: Bring T2C materials tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Wrote the essay we have been preparing for.
Homework: We will be starting Animal Farm on Monday. It is available in
the school bookstore for $10.
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - We read Act Two in class, and finished it.
Homework: Study vocab for Monday's quiz on Unit 11.
Write 5 questions with answers for pages 1118-end of Act Two.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We continued watching the movie, T2C.
Homework: Finish A Tale of Two Cities and questions.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - We continued reading The Crucible, Act Two, pages
1114 through 1120.
Homework: Study vocb for Monday's quiz on Unit 11.
Write 5 questions with answers for pages 1114-1120.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Students finished writing their essays and we worked
on pages 137, 139, 140, and top of 144 in the Skillsbook.
Homework: Bring Skillsbook and Animal Farm on Monday.
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - Students handed in HW, took a vocab quiz on Unit 11,
and we chose roles for reading Act 3 of The Crucible.
Homework: No written homework, although it is recommended that students
read ahead for the play.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We resumed discussing A Tale of Two Cities.
In both periods we finished Book the Second, and began Book the Third. All
students should be done reading the novel and answering the questions.
Homework: There will be an objective test on Thursday on the book.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - Students handed in HW, took a vocab quiz, and we
continued reading Act 2 (p. 1120-1121) of The Crucible.
Homework: There is no written homework as we did not read very far in
class; however, it is recommended that students either review what they have
read or read ahead.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We began Animal Farm. (A few students finished their
essays), and we went over pages 137, 139, 140, and the top of 144 in the
Skillsbook.
Homework: Finish reading chapter 1, and answer the questions.
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - We read Act 3 of The Crucible through page 1139.
Homework: Write 5 questions with answers based on today's reading.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed and went over the study guide
questions for Book the Third, Chapter 8.
Homework: read, study, review - we will be writing an essay in class on
Thursday of A Tale of Two Cities, and taking an objective test on Friday.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - We finished reading Act 2 of The Crucible in class.
Homework: Write 5 questions with answers based on today's reading.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We went over the questions and discussed the
significance Chapter 1 of Animal Farm.
Homework: Read chapter 2 and answer the questions on looseleaf.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - We continued reading Act 3 of The Crucible, pages
1139-1148 in the text.
Homework: Write five questions with answers based on today's reading.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We finished our overview of A Tale of Two
Cities.
Homework: Review the book. Students will be writing an essay in class on
Friday, and taking an objective test on Monday.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - We began reading Act 3 of The Crucible, through page
1138.
Homework: Write five questions with answers based on today's reading.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed and went over the questions for Chapter
2 of Animal Farm. Skillsbooks were returned and a few items gone over.
Homework: Read chapter 3 of Animal Farm and answer the questions.
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - We finished reading Act 3 of The Crucible.
Homework: Instead of the writing their own questions, students will be
answering the questions for Act III in the study guide they received today.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - I briefly spoke again about the essay students
will be writing in class tomorrow, spoke about the end of the novel and how
the role of Carton contrasts with the decline of France, and then we played
Jeopardy for A Tale of Two Cities.
Homework: Think about the essay you will be writing in class tomorrow.
Bring loose-leaf and a good pen. Also, you may use your book, the
dictionaries, or your Writers Inc Handbook..
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - We continued reading The Crucible, Act 3, pages 1138-
1146 in the text.
Homework: Students received study guide pages for Acts 3 and 4. They
should answer questions #1-15 for Act 3, and bring to class tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We went over the study guide questions for Chapter 3
of Animal Farm, analyzed what has happened so far, and took notes from the
board.
Homework: Read chapter 4 of Animal Farm and answer the questions. Bring
to class tomorrow.
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - We completed the study guide questions for Act 3, and
chose roles for Act 4 of The Crucible. Students received a "character sheet"
which they are to begin.
Homework: Begin filling in the character sheet; we will complete it next
week when we finish The Crucible.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students wrote an essay in which they took on
the persona of one of the characters in A Tale of Two Cities.
Homework: Study for Monday's objective test.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - Students watched part of the movie of The Crucible.
Each student met with Ms. Masterson to go over his or her course selection
sheet for next year.
Homework: No homework; however, students can always review The Crucible.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed and went over the study guide questions
for Animal Farm for Chapter 4. Additionally, we took notes.
Homework: Read and answer the questions for Chapters 5 and 6.
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009
PERIOD A - ENGLISH 10 - Students watched the end of Act 2 and all of Act 3 of
The Crucible while Ms. Masterson spoke with each student about his/her course
selections for next year.
Homework: Begin raeding Act 4 of The Crucible; we will be reading it in
class tomorrow.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students took an objective test on The
Crucible.
Homework: Complete pages 30 and 162 of Skillsbook; bring Skillsbook to
class tomorrow. Students will need to bring Animal Farm on Thursday.
PERIOD E - ENGLISH 10 - I handed out the chracter review sheets, and we went
through all the questions for Act 4 of The Crucible. Also, students took
roles for reading Act 4 tomorrow in class.
Homework: Begin filling in the character sheets, and look at the beginning
of Act 4 of The Crucible.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We went over page 162 in Skillsbook, and discussed
chapters 5 and 6 of Animal Farm.
Homework: Read chapter 7 of Animal Farm and complete the questions.
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We began reading Act 4 in class.
Homework: Complete the study guide questions for the portion read, and
continue filling in the character sheets. Bring to class.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We went over pages 30, 162, and 175+ in the
Skillsbook, in preparation for returning essays and further discussing
writing and the skills required.
Homework: Complete Skillsbook pages 175-178.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We did page 179 in the Skillsbook, and continued with
Animal Farm chapter 6.
Homework: Read chapter 8 and complete the questions. Bring to class.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 - NOON DISMISSAL
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We continued with Act 4 of The Crucible. We
finished in Period A, Period E has a small portion of Act 4 to finish.
Homework: Finish reading Act 4, complete the study guide questions, and
complete the character sheets. Bring tomorrow.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We continued to work in the Skillsbook, pages
175-176.
Homework: Bring Animal Farm and Skillsbook to class tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We continued with chapters 7 and 8 in Animal Farm.
Homework: Read chapter 9 and answer the questions. Bring to class.
THURSDAY, MAY 21 - ENJOY THE WEEKEND!
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We watched Act 4 of The Crucible.
Homework: Complete vocab Unit 12 exercises for Tuesday. Bring vocab and
Crucible materials. Test on The Crucible on Thursday.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - I introduced Animal Farm.
Homework: Read chapters 1 through 4 and take double-column notes. Take
your notes in the left-hand column, and leave the right-hand column for class
discussion, reflection, etc.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed chapters 8 and part of 9 of Animal Farm.
Homework: Finish the book and the study guide questions. Bring to class.
Test on Thursday.
FRIDAY AND MONDAY (MAY 22 AND 25) NO SCHOOL - MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We discussed, checked and went over the
exercises for Unit 12.
Homework: Period A only - Write a cohesive paragraph using 5 vocab words
about the topic of choice for The Crucible.
Periods A and E - study for Thursday's test on The Crucible. Bring study
guides and character sheets tomorrow. Vocab quiz for Unit 12 will be on
Monday, June 1.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We discussed chapters 1-3 of Animal Farm.
Homework: Read chapter 5 and take two-column notes, as discussed in
class. Bring Barron's book tomorrow. We will be doing a practice assignment
on Wednesday-Friday for the Regents.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - We finished the questions for Animal Farm, and
students received a handout showing the relationship between Animal Farm and
the Russian Revolution.
Homework: Write a paragraph on the following topic: Does Napoleon act as
a foil to Old Major? Yes or No? Why or why not? Study for Thursday's test
on Animal Farm. Bring your homework, study guide questions, and handout to
class tomrorow.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We finished the study guide questions and did
a brief review for tomorrow's test.
Homework: Study; bring a sharpened pencil. Reminder: Bring Of Mice and
Men on Friday.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Quizzes and tests were returned and gone
over/discussed.
Homework: Ready chapter 6 of Animal Farm. Bring Barron's tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Review for tomorrow's test on Animal Farm.
Homework: Study; bring a sharpened pencil.
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Test on The Crucible.
Homework: Write one 8-10 sentence (6-8 sentences for Period E) paragraph
on the following:
The dictionary defines a hero as a "person noted for feats of courage or
nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her
life."
Explain how this applies to or does not apply to a character from The
Crucible. Use at least one quote from the drama.
Check your work carefully as this is a quiz grade.
REMINDER; Bring Of Mice and Men tomorrow.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - We examined pages 36-47 of the Barron's book
regarding the second task of the Regents.
Homework: Read chapter 7 and take notes for Animal Farm.
Bring loose-leaf.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Test on Animal Farm.
Homework: Bring your Barron's book tomorrow.
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Students handed in HW, and we began Of Mice
and Men. Students received study guide questions which they can use for
reading comprehension, etc.
Homework: Finish reading chapters 1 and 2 of Of Mice and Men; be able to
answer the questions in the packet.
Reminder: Vocab quiz on Tuesday on Unit 12.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students began writing a practice essay for
second task for the Regents. They will finish writing it in class on Monday.
Homework: Continue reading Animal Farm. Your reading and notes should be
done by Tuesday.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Students received back essay (on attitudes towards
death) they had written for the third task of the Regents, and we looked at
and discussed the second task of the Regents.
Homework: Read and annotate the handout for the second task of the
Regents. Bring with you on Monday.
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Paragraphs on characters from The Crucible as
heroes or non-heroes were returned and placed in writing folders; the test on
The Crucible was also returned and briefly gone over. We reviewed Vocab Unit
12 in preparation for tomorrow's vocab quiz.
Homework: Study vocab 12. Bring a sharpened pencil and your copy of Of
Mice and Men and queestions.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students finished writing their essays for the
2nd task of the Regnents.
Homework: Finish reading Animal Farm and taking notes. Bring to class
tomorrow.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - paragraphs the students had written on the topic of
Napoleon acting as a foil to Old Major were returned. We further discussed
the essay assignment for the 2nd task of the Regents, and students continued
writing (we had begun this on Friday).
Homework: Use this time to read sample tests and essays in your red
Barron's Regents book.
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Students took a vocab quiz on Unit 12 followed
by silent reading time for Of Mice and Men.
Homework: Continue reading Of Mice and Men, chapters 3 and 4. Be able to
answer the questions in the packet.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students first did a brief writing exercise:
based on the concept of Hemingway, write a summary of Animal Farm in "one
true sentence." (This is an exercises in diction, word order, and so on to
create the best sentence for what we want to say.) Second, students worked
in groups, each student taking notes, on the following topic: Animal Farm
presents a classic blueprint for an individual's rise to power. Describe the
steps Napoleon takes in becoming a dictator.
Homework: Complete these notes. On Wednesday and Thursday, we will be
doing a practice listening passage for the first task of the Regents. Bring
looseleaf.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Students wrote the essay they have been working
towards for the second task of the Regents.
Homework: Bring your Barron's book.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009
PERIODS B, C, AND H - ENGLISH 11 - We are practicing the first task of the
Regents - the listening passage and writing assignment. We began today, and
will finish tomorrow.
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Using a time-line- we looked at chapters 1
through 4 of Of Mice and Men and listed how different characters and/or
events supported or undermined George and Lennie's dream. To be continued
Homework: Read chapter 5 and be able to answer the questions. Bring OMM
materials tomorrow.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009
PERIODS B, C, AND H - ENGLISH 11 - Students wrote the writing asssignment to
go with the listening passage from yesterday.
Homework: Periods B and C - Bring Animal Farm Tomorrow.
Period H - received a handout of literary terms they should know
for the Regents. Any terms not known, should be studied from the text or
Literary Terms packet in their notebooks. Bring packet and handout tomorrow.
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We continued with the plot line for Of Mice
and Men.
Homework: Finish reading OMM and be able to answer the questions. Bring
book and questions tomorrow.
Note: ObjectiveTest on Of Mice and Men on Monday.
Note: Bring home vocab book to study for Tuesday's test on Units 7 through
12 - definitions only.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We finished Of Mice and Men--discussing and
taking notes.
Homework: Study for Monday's test on Of Mice and Men. Students will be
writing about OMM only based on a critical lens statement. Students should
bring their book and looseleaf.
Reminder: Vocab test on Tuesday, Units 7 through 12, definitions only.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - First we briefly reviewed literature students
had read here at OLL for 9th, 10, and 11th gtades, and how in most literature
we've read, we can see a theme of power and control. Next, We discussed and
took notes on Napoleon's systematic rise to power, using the following
tools: Organization, Education, Blind Obedience, Propaganda, Fear, Eliminate
the Competition, Scapegoating, and Use of Busyness.
Homework: Students receive a handout listing lit terms, which they should
be studying, using their lit terms packet that they had received at the
beginning of the year or their textbook. Students should review Animal Farm
for their essay TEST on Monday. Students should bring their books, and any
handwritten notes they have written or handouts I have given. Also, students
should bring loose-leaf.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - Students took an OPEN BOOK TEST on Literary Terms.
Students could use the handout from yesterday, their lit terms packet, or the
glossary of literary terms in their textbooks.
Homework: Review Animal Farm. Essay test on Monday on a critical lens
statement using Animal Farm only. You may bring your book.
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Students took an objective test on Of Mice and
Men. Students received a review sheet for the English 10 Final Exam.
Homework: Study Vocab units 7 through 12 for the test tomorrow. The test
will include only definitions.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - Students wrote a critical lens essay for Animal Farm.
Homework: Bring your textbook to turn in. We will be reviewing longer
literature from this year tomorrow. There will be an objective longer
literature review test on Thursday.
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Vocab Test today.
Homework: Bring Final Exam Review sheet tomorrow.
PERIODS B AND C AND H - ENGLISH 11 - Students received a review packet for
the longer literature in preparation for Thursday's test and the Regents.
Students should complete it for tomorrow, and bring it and the lit terms
handout/sheet.
Homework: Complete the packet of longer literature.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 - NOON DISMISSAL - SHORTENED PERIODS.
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - The journal assignment for the summer reading
was distributed, and the students' writing folders were returned to them. It
is recommended that they review them before September to remember what
writing skills they will need to work on next year.
Homework: Bring your Final Exam Review sheet to discuss and work on.
PERIODS B AND C - ENGLISH 11 - Students filled in Regents Card for recording
their English Regents grade (Period H did this yesterday) and received back
their notes on Animal Farm. We also discussed yesterday's handout for
reviewing for tomorrow's test.
Homework: Study for tomorrow's test on Macbeth, Frankenstein, A Tale of
Two Cities, and Animal Farm.
PERIOD H - ENGLISH 11 - ENGLISH 11 - We went over the review packet for
longer literature in preparation for tomorrow' test.
HOMEWORK; Study for tomorrow's test on Macbeth, FRankenstein, and Animal
Farm. Bring a pencil.
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - We discussed and worked together on writing a
critical lens essay.
Homework: Study for final using the review sheet.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - ENGLISH 11 - Students took a longer-literature review
test in preparation for the Regents.
Homework: Review literature and read the Barron's book in preparation for
the Regents.
FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009 - LAST DAY OF CLASSES - HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
PERIODS A AND E - ENGLISH 10 - Tests were returned and discussed, and we
reviewed literary terms for the Final
Homework: Study as per the Final Exam review sheet.
PERIODS B, C, AND H - ENGLISH 11 - Tests were returned, gone over, and re-
collected. Essay folders were filled and returned to the students to keep on
file and for future reference.
Homework: Continue reviewing for the Regents - literary terms, past
literature, old Regents exams in the red Barron's book.
